Hit and run on child cyclist in Deptford Church St this afternoon.

[deptfordmarmoset]

But wasn't he already disqualified? A lifetime driving ban is pointless in his case as he isn't going to stop driving cars.

I don't advocate not giving lifetime bans BTW, just that in certain cases it won't make a jot of difference.

I don't remember any reference to insurance so I'd take it that he was insured and qualified to drive. Whether he'll pay the extra insurance or worry about a licence when he gets out in a couple years' is a different question - undertaking through a red light in a bus lane, killing a cyclist on the pelican crossing and driving off does not suggest an enormous respect for the laws of the road.

 

[subaqua]

But wasn't he already disqualified? A lifetime driving ban is pointless in his case as he isn't going to stop driving cars.

I don't advocate not giving lifetime bans BTW, just that in certain cases it won't make a jot of difference.

and that comes down to attitudes changing from all

Drivers, Police and the Judiciary .
proper enforcement is what is required. wish i had the answer as there isn't an unlimited budget for law enforcement.

 

[ManiaMuse]

4 years is quite a lot compared to the lenient sentences some cyclist-killers have received in recent years.

Having said that, he'll probably be out in 18 months or less for good behaviour...

 

[Paul99]

I don't remember any reference to insurance so I'd take it that he was insured and qualified to drive. Whether he'll pay the extra insurance or worry about a licence when he gets out in a couple years' is a different question - undertaking through a red light in a bus lane, killing a cyclist on the pelican crossing and driving off does not suggest an enormous respect for the laws of the road.

Sorry I was slightly off topic and referring to the tandem cyclist killer benb mentioned.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Sorry I was slightly off topic and referring to the tandem cyclist killer benb mentioned.

Aha!

 

[benb]

But wasn't he already disqualified? A lifetime driving ban is pointless in his case as he isn't going to stop driving cars.

I don't advocate not giving lifetime bans BTW, just that in certain cases it won't make a jot of difference.

Yes, I agree, but whether or not the person complies with the ban, it at least sends a strong message. Whereas a ban of only a few years makes it seem like a minor offence.